Agricultural machinery incorporating improved elevator system

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EP 0 915 037 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	22.03.2000 Bulletin 2000/12

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	12.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/19

(21)	Application number: 98309073.9

(22)	Date of filing: 05.11.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A01D 17/10, B65G 15/14

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

07.11.1997 GB 9723512

(71)	Applicant: REEKIE MANUFACTURING LTD.
	Forfar, Tayside, Angus DD8 1UQ (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	Mitchell, James Fraser Aberlemno by Forfar Tayside DD8 3PD (GB)

(74)	Representative: Kerr, Sheila Agnes Fife et al
	Cruikshank & Fairweather, 19 Royal Exchange Square Glasgow G1 3AE Glasgow G1 3AE (GB)

(54)	Agricultural machinery incorporating improved elevator system

(57) The present invention provides mobile agricultural machinery for use in the harvesting of root crops. The machinery (10) comprises a chassis (12) provided with wheels (14), root crop harvesting shares (18), and an elevator system (22) including at least one generally vertically extending portion for conveying tubers (40)or the like generally vertically upwards from a first level to a second level. The elevator system comprises first and second endless belts (24, 25) and drive means (30) therefor which drive said belts in counter-rotating directions so that opposed conveying surfaces of the belts are driven in a common direction so as to define a conveying passage (28) therebetween. The conveying surfaces of the endless conveyor belts 24, 25 are provided with a multiplicity of evenly spaced, resiliently deformable projections (35) for engaging and supporting the tubers in the conveying passage (28).

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